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Description

The carte de visite features a photo of a lithograph or painting depicting a seated portrait of Schuyler Colfax, an American politician from Indiana. Colfax served as the 17th Vice President of the United States and the 25th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

recto, below print: SCHUYLER COLFAX.

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

934

Digital ID

FVW_00934

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Seated Portrait of Schuyler Colfax

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